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pre-seed round

4 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 30, 2018 by Jerry Neumann · across every show →

Everything said about pre-seed round, oldest first

Apr 30, 2018
Assertion Supported
Neumann: $500K pre-seed startups almost certainly need $1M+ before Series A
“So if you raise a pre-seed round of 500 K, you're almost certainly going to need At least another million to get to the series A.”
Jerry Neumann Apr 30, 2018 ▶ 21:49 20VC: Why Follow-On Investments Are Always A Better Investment, Why Spray and Pray Investing Is Like The Stock Market & Why Startups Need A Board From Day One with Jerry Neumann
Nov 24, 2021
Assertion Supported
Janz: $500k is now smaller than average VC pre-seed rounds
“And today, as you know, like 500 K is less than the average pre-seed round, right? And seed rounds are often in the millions.”
Christoph Janz Nov 24, 2021 ▶ 20:30 20VC: The Contentful Memo: Point Nine's Christoph Janz on The Cold Email That Led to a Unicorn Investment, How To Approach Market Sizing and Timing & The Pros and Cons of Pre-Emptive Rounds, When To Do Them vs When Not To?
Oct 27, 2023 negative
Insight
Sim: Repeat founders avoid pre-seed rounds to prevent extra equity dilution
“A lot of times founders who are second and third time founders don't want to even be called to have a pre-seed round because it presupposes you need a seed round. And what does that mean to you, Harry? It means that if you have a pre-seed round and you have a …”
Ed Sim Oct 27, 2023 ▶ 2:27 Ed Sim: Why Seed Has Never Been More Competitive & Why Pricing Has Never Been Higher | E1076 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
Sim: Median pre-seed company age is 1.2 years, seed is 2.7
“The median age of a company that raises a pre-seed round is 1.2 years of age now. And the median age of a company that raises a seed round is 2.7.”
Ed Sim Oct 27, 2023 ▶ 2:14 Ed Sim: Why Seed Has Never Been More Competitive & Why Pricing Has Never Been Higher | E1076 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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